Postcode · Sunderland
Crime in SR6 9PL
How much crime is recorded in SR6 9PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Seaburn
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,272 (2024)
SR6 9PLSunderland
How safe is SR6 9PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR6 9PL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SR6 9PLNational
Anti-social behaviour22.810.7
Burglary11.79.1
Violence and sexual offences10.923.6
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Public order2.94.6
Other crime2.41.5
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Drugs1.32.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 69% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.